The L115 uses the .338 Lapua round. There are several different loads available, including 200, 250, 275 and 300 grain (13; 16L; 17,8 and 19 grams) According to the Brit Army web site, the muzzle velocity is 936 m/s.
For ze Germans, the cartridge is a .300 WinMag. According to Wikipedia, the "velocity with a 180 grain projectile at max powder charge and 24" barrel is 2975 ft/s ±25 ft/s (907m/s ±7.6m/s)." 180 grains = 12 grams.
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KP wrote:The L115 uses the .338 Lapua round. There are several different loads available, including 200, 250, 275 and 300 grain (13; 16L; 17,8 and 19 grams) According to the Brit Army web site, the muzzle velocity is 936 m/s.
For ze Germans, the cartridge is a .300 WinMag. According to Wikipedia, the "velocity with a 180 grain projectile at max powder charge and 24" barrel is 2975 ft/s ±25 ft/s (907m/s ±7.6m/s)." 180 grains = 12 grams.
Thanks, but we need to know which bullets are common within British and German army. Because different .338 Lapua rounds have very different ballistic performance, so we can't just pick any bullet we like.
Wikipedia mentions "a typical military .338 Lapua Magnum load using Lapua LockBase B408 bullets", so I reckon you should go with that. It's a 250 grain or 16.2 gram round.
For the .300 WinMag, go for the one I mentioned. The .300 WinMag isn't mentioned in the chart you posted, by the way.
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More guns and bullets make bad guys go away faster, which in turn makes everyone in the area safer. -Paul Howe
KP wrote:Wikipedia mentions "a typical military .338 Lapua Magnum load using Lapua LockBase B408 bullets", so I reckon you should go with that. It's a 250 grain or 16.2 gram round.
For the .300 WinMag, go for the one I mentioned. The .300 WinMag isn't mentioned in the chart you posted, by the way.
So I guess it'll be B408 for the British. Thanks KP.
@Jonny: the bullets are hitting the target 10cm above the crosshair at 300m. Is that the rounding errors you were talking about?
Why not check which rounds they're issued in the in-game files, as how the game models weapons is based largely on which projectile they fire, isn't it?
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lol, Jonny of course I don't mean it should be like in ballistics calculator I know that bf2's drag is very far from beign perfect. I just want to make sure that the bullet's trajectory has at least approximately same max distance from line of sight as it is IRL.
So if you say that 10cm is OK, then I guess I'll start testing.
